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scrow62
Posted 9/6/2012 1:29:23 PM

Where did you purchase that Rooibos Tea? What brand is it? Please let me know as soon as possible.

djoy
Posted 1/13/2012 8:36:32 AM

Does anyone know if the thornless variety of this plant has the same value for diabetics? It has yellow flower buds (pears) instead of the purple ones.

DachsieLady
Posted 11/28/2011 9:13:20 AM

I live in Austin and soil is just rocks and almost impossible to dig or grow things, but I can stick a pad a little ways in the ground and have a big plant in no time. Grows without watering and will not freeze in winter. What more can you ask?
The pads or vegetable or pad part of this cactus is called "nopales". They are a great survival food for those who live in Texas and the sourthwest states. Can even squeeze the pads for water like John Wayne did for that baby in that movie.
Here is the nutritional info for the pads.
Nutritional Facts
Serving Size 1 cup raw (142g)
Calories 60 Calories from Fat 10
Amount Per Serving % daily value
Total Fat 1g 1%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 14g 5%
Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
Sugars NA
Protein 1g
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 32%
Calcium 8%
Iron 2%

twolegsandfour
Posted 11/15/2011 6:16:59 PM

I have to compete with my horses for mine:) In late summer, the thorns have dropped and that's when the horses eat them. I manage to get some and cut them in half, carefully, and just eat the fruit inside the skin.

Humanoid
Posted 11/15/2011 11:29:24 AM

HR, Thanks for spreading this useful info.
The pad of the cactus (nopal), can be treated like a vegetable, and the pear (tuna), can be treated like a fruit.
The tunas with the reddish-orange or purple skin, and deep purple interiors are considered to be the sweetest.
Regards

afallin
Posted 11/15/2011 7:33:52 AM

The cactus fruit juice looks absolutely wonderful. However, I am lacking a hydrolic juice press in my kitchen. Would a regular juicer work you think?

AaronTurpen
Posted 11/15/2011 12:59:26 AM

Best check your local ordinances and make sure there isn't some b.s. law against harvesting from the wild. We were given a "warning" for digging up wild sunflowers to re-plant in our yard this summer. A lot of government-owned land has restrictions against harming, changing, harvesting, etc.
Oh and if you can't afford a juicer like Mike has, you can make one that runs on manual effort with a screw. We don't have cactus where I live, but I use a manual press to juice apples. Mine presses 1/4 bushel at a time, so you could actually do all of those cactus fruits at once. All you need is an old cider barrel cut in 1/3 (wineries, whiskey makers, breweries, etc. have broken ones they throw out all the time), a heavy (2" or so) round board to fit inside as the press, and a thick piece of allthread for the screw. If you have any ingenuity at all, you can imagine how that all goes together I think.

rebeka
Posted 11/14/2011 3:59:59 PM

Hi, please do you know if there is an bike with an fruit juicer on? Not a blender.... thanks, Rebeka

RawFoodShaman
Posted 11/14/2011 12:25:01 PM

Love the peek inside your fridge, looks a lot like mine; X-Balance, Rejuvenate, Living Fuel...I know there's gotta be a jar or 2 of Sea Clear in there somewhere.